EP2085782B1 - Method of immunoassaying a component to be measured - Google Patents

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EP2085782B1
EP2085782B1 EP07831078.6A EP07831078A EP2085782B1 EP 2085782 B1 EP2085782 B1 EP 2085782B1 EP 07831078 A EP07831078 A EP 07831078A EP 2085782 B1 EP2085782 B1 EP 2085782B1
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  • the present invention relates to a method of immunoassaying a component to be measured in a sample containing hemoglobin, a reagent of immunoassay, and a method of suppressing an interference of hemoglobin in a method of immunoassaying.
  • Non-patent Documents 1 and 2 a method of immunoassaying MxA protein using as a sample for measurement, lysates of blood cells in whole blood prepared using a surfactant, has been reported (Non-patent Documents 1 and 2).
  • An objective of the present invention is to provide a method and a reagent of immunoassaying a component to be measured in a sample containing hemoglobin to suppress an interference of hemoglobin, and a method of suppressing an interference of hemoglobin in a method of immunoassaying a component to be measured in a sample containing hemoglobin.
  • the present inventors found that in a method of immunoassaying a component to be measured in a sample, the component can be accurately measured by reacting the component with an antibody capable of binding to the component in the presence of a bile acid derivative different from a bile acid derivative that is inherently contained in the sample. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to [1] to [24] below.
  • the present invention provides a method of immunoassaying and a reagent therefor that enable accurate measurement of a component to be measured in a sample containing hemoglobin, and also provides a method of suppressing an interference of hemoglobin in a method of immunoassaying a component to be measured in a sample containing hemoglobin.
  • sample containing hemoglobin examples include a sample containing hemoglobin and a sample suspected to contain hemoglobin.
  • examples of the sample containing hemoglobin and the sample suspected to contain hemoglobin include whole blood, blood cell fraction containing red blood cells prepared from whole blood, plasma or serum suspected of hemolysis, red blood cells, and arbitrary samples with added hemoglobin.
  • whole blood blood itself collected from a subject as well as blood subjected to treatment can be used, and is preferably blood subjected to treatment. Examples of such treatment include anticoagulation treatment and hemolysis treatment, and these treatments may be used in combination.
  • the whole blood is preferably blood subjected to hemolysis treatment and is, in particular, preferably blood subjected to both anticoagulation treatment and hemolysis treatment.
  • the anticoagulation treatment include a treatment in which EDTA, heparin, or such is added to the collected blood.
  • the hemolysis treatment include addition of a surfactant or saponin solution, mixing with a hypotonic solution, freeze-thawing, and sonication.
  • the component to be measured in the present invention is not particularly limited as long as it is a component in a sample that may contain hemoglobin, and examples of the component include a nucleic acid, a protein, a lipid, a vitamin, and a polysaccharide.
  • examples of the nucleic acid include DNA, RNA, ATP, ADP, AMP, and cyclic AMP.
  • the protein include an enzyme, a hormone, and various types of peptides.
  • the preferred component in the present invention includes a substance contained within the cell, and a protein induced within cells by various cytokines such as interferon.
  • MxA protein induced within cytoplasm by type-I interferon ( Mol. Cell. Biol., 9, 5062-5072, 1989 ; J. Virol. 64, 1171-1181, 1990 ).
  • the bile acid derivative is a bile acid derivative different from a bile acid derivative that is inherently contained in the sample.
  • the bile acid derivative different from a bile acid derivative that is inherently contained in the sample is not particularly limited, as long as it is a bile acid derivative that enables the method of immunoassaying and the method of suppressing an interference of hemoglobin of the present invention, and is preferably a bile acid derivative having amphoteric surfactant function or nonionic surfactant function.
  • Examples of the bile acid derivative having amphoteric surfactant function include 3-[(3-cholamidopropyl)dimethylammonio]propanesulfonate (hereinafter, abbreviated as CHAPS) and 3-[(3-cholamidopropyl)dimethylammonio]-2-hydroxypropanesulfonate (hereinafter, abbreviated as CHAPSO).
  • CHAPS 3-[(3-cholamidopropyl)dimethylammonio]propanesulfonate
  • CHAPSO 3-[(3-cholamidopropyl)dimethylammonio]-2-hydroxypropanesulfonate
  • bile acid derivative having nonionic surfactant function examples include N , N -bis(3-D-gluconamidopropyl)cholamide (hereinafter, abbreviated as BIGCHAP) and N , N- bis(3-D-gluconamidopropyl)deoxycholamide (hereinafter, abbreviated as deoxy-BIGCHAP).
  • the bile acid derivative shows an effect of suppressing an interference of hemoglobin in the reaction of the component to be measured and an antibody capable of binding to the component, and in particular, CHAPS, CHAPSO, BIGCHAP, and deoxy-BIGCHAP are preferably used.
  • the bile acid derivative is used at a concentration in the range of 1- to 50-times the critical micelle concentration (cmc), and in particular, 1- to 10-times the cmc concentration is preferred.
  • the bile acid derivative can be used alone (one type), or in combination of two or more types of bile acid derivatives.
  • Polyoxyethylene nonionic surfactant works to increase a measurement sensitivity in the method of immunoassaying and are preferably present during the immunoreaction.
  • polyoxyethylene nonionic surfactant examples include polyoxyethylene alkylphenyl ether, polyoxyethylene alkyl ether, and polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid ester, and is preferable polyoxyethylene alkylphenyl ether.
  • alkyl in the polyoxyethylene alkylphenyl ether examples include octyl and nonyl.
  • a specific example (commercially available product) of polyoxyethylene alkylphenyl ether is Nonidet P-40 (polyoxyethylene nonylphenyl ether).
  • the polyoxyethylene nonionic surfactant can be used alone (one type), or in combination of two or more types of polyoxyethylene nonionic surfactants.
  • the concentration of the polyoxyethylene nonionic surfactant is preferably 0.01% to 2.0%, more preferably 0.05% to 1.8%, and particularly preferably 0.1% to 1.4%.
  • the antibody used in the method of immunoassaying of the present invention is not particularly limited, as long as it is an antibody that specifically binds to the component to be measured; and either a polyclonal antibody or a monoclonal antibody may be used, but a monoclonal antibody is preferred.
  • the antibody to be used in the present invention includes an antibody fragment. Specific examples include an antibody fragment in which the Fc portion has been removed, such as Fab obtained by papain treatment of an antibody, F(ab') 2 obtained by pepsin treatment, and Fab' obtained by pepsin treatment and reduction treatment. In particular, the preferred antibody fragment is F(ab') 2 .
  • the antibody to be used in the present invention can be obtained by standard methods using the component to be measured or a part thereof as an antigen, and a commercially available product can be also be used.
  • examples of the antibody that specifically binds to MxA protein include anti-human MxA protein monoclonal antibodies KM1122, KM1123, KM1124, KM1125, KM1126, KM1127, KM1128, KM1129, KM1130, KM1131, KM1132, KM1133, KM1134, and KM1135 produced by hybridoma cell lines KM1122, KM1123, KM1124 (FERM BP-4729), KM1125, KM1126, KM1127, KM1128, KM1129, KM1130, KM1131, KM1132 (FERM BP-4730), KM1133, KM1134, and KM1135 (FERM BP-4731), respectively, which are described in International Publication No. WO 96/05230 .
  • the labeled antibody is an antibody that may be used for the method of immunoassaying a component to be measured in the present invention, and is produced by a method, described later, using the antibody used in the present invention and a labeling substance described below.
  • the term "competitive substance” refers to a substance that can bind to "an antibody capable of binding to a component to be measured” to be used in the method of immunoassaying of the present invention, and competes against the component for binding; and the component itself is also included.
  • a “competitive substance” is used in a measurement of a component to be measured in a sample using a competitive method. Therefore, the antibody capable of binding to a component to be measured used in the competitive method is an antibody capable of binding to a component to be measured, a competitive substance, and a labeled competitive substance. While the antibody binds to the component to form an immune complex, it also binds to the competitive substance to form an immune complex.
  • the competitive substance is preferably a substance structurally identical to an epitope recognized by the antibody capable of binding to a component to be measured.
  • the competitive substance has, preferably, a comparable level to the component.
  • the component to be measured itself is preferred.
  • the labeled competitive substance in the present invention is a substance that can be used for the method of immunoassaying a component to be measured of the present invention, and is produced by a method described later, using the above-described competitive substance and a labeling substance to be described later.
  • the method of immunoassaying is an immunoassay of measuring a component to be measured in a sample containing hemoglobin, which comprises reacting the component in the sample containing hemoglobin with an antibody capable of binding to the component in the presence of a bile acid derivative different from a bile acid derivative that is inherently contained in the sample.
  • a ratio of the sample containing hemoglobin and a bile acid derivative different from a bile acid derivative that is inherently contained in the sample is preferably 1:1 to 1:1000, and in case the sample containing hemoglobin is whole blood, a ratio of 1:2 to 1:49 is preferred, and a ratio of 1:4 to 1:9 is particularly preferred.
  • the temperature during the addition is preferably approximately 2°C to 40°C, and measurement is, preferably, carried out within 24 hours after the addition.
  • the method of immunoassaying is not particularly limited as long as it is a method based on an antigen-antibody reaction, and there are no restrictions on a method of operation, a presence or absence of a labeling substance, a type of labeling substance, a carrier, and a presence or absence of B/F separation.
  • the antigen-antibody reaction may either be a competitive reaction method or a non-competitive reaction method.
  • the detection method may either be an unlabeling-method in which the result of antigen-antibody reaction by agglutination or such is detected directly, or a labeling-method in which the result of antigen-antibody reaction is detected using a labeling substance, and the labeling method is particularly preferred from the aspect of measurement sensitivity.
  • reaction phase either a liquid phase method in which all reactions are performed in liquid phase, or a solid phase method in which reactions are performed in the state of one part of the reactants in the immune reaction being immobilized to a solid phase, can be used.
  • the measurement method include the method described in " Bio Kensayaku Kaihatsu Manual (Biological Diagnostic Agent Development Manual)", CMC; jointly-edited by Ishikawa, E. et al. "Koso Meneki Sokuteiho (Enzyme Immunoassay)” 3rd edition, Igaku-Shoin ; and Document, Nippon Rinsho (Japanese Journal of Clinical Medicine), Vol. 53, No. 9 .
  • Measurement Method 1 is a sandwich method which is a non-competitive reaction method
  • Measurement Methods 2 and 3 are competitive methods in which a component to be measured in a sample competes with a competitive substance
  • Measurement Method 4 is a homogeneous method in which separation of the immune complex from labeled antibody or labeled competitive substance which is not contained in the immune complex (B/F separation) is not carried out.
  • the first antibody is preferably immobilized on an insoluble carrier.
  • Step (a) and step (b) may be performed sequentially or simultaneously.
  • the site of the component recognized by the first antibody may be the same as or different from the site of the component recognized by the second antibody, and these sites are preferably different.
  • the concentration of the component in the sample can be determined by using a calibration curve that shows the relationship between the concentrations of the component and the measured values (amount of information originated from label) prepared in advance using the components with known concentrations.
  • the concentration of the component in the sample can be determined by using a calibration curve that shows the relationship between the concentration of the component and the measured values (amount of information originated from label) prepared in advance using the component with known concentrations.
  • the competitive substance is preferably immobilized on an insoluble carrier.
  • a competitive substance immobilized on an insoluble carrier is used in step (a).
  • the concentration of the component in the sample can be determined by using a calibration curve that shows the relationship between the concentrations of the component and the measured values (amount of information originated from label) prepared in advance using the components with known concentrations.
  • a measurement method comprising steps (a) to (c) below:
  • the site of the component recognized by the first antibody may be the same as or different from the site of the component recognized by the second antibody, and these sites are preferably different.
  • the concentration of the component in the sample can be determined by using a calibration curve that shows the relationship between the concentrations of the component and the measured values (amount of information originated from label) prepared in advance using the components with known concentrations.
  • Measurement Methods 1 to 3 are heterogeneous methods that involve B/F separation.
  • Step (c) of Measurement Method 1 and step (b) of Measurement Methods 2 and 3 are steps of B/F separation.
  • B/F separation can be performed easily by removing the reaction solution and then washing the insoluble carrier. More specifically, by removing the reaction solution after the antigen-antibody reaction, and washing the insoluble carrier with a washing solution, the immune complexes formed on the insoluble carrier can be separated from unreacted labeled substances (labeled antibody and labeled competitive substance).
  • washing solution examples include phosphate buffered saline (pH 7.2, 10 mmol/L phosphate buffer containing 0.15 mol/L sodium chloride; hereinafter referred to as PBS), PBS containing a surfactant, and an aqueous medium described later.
  • PBS phosphate buffered saline
  • surfactant examples include a nonionic surfactant such as Tween 20.
  • step (b) becomes the step of reacting the immune complex formed in step (a) with a labeled second antibody capable of binding to the component, to form an immune complex of the first antibody, the component, and the labeled antibody.
  • step (c) in case the antibody capable of binding to the component is not immobilized on an insoluble carrier, in step (c), an insoluble carrier immobilized with a binding substance incapable of binding to the labeled competitive substance and capable of binding to the antibody is allowed to react with the immune complexes to give the immune complex bound to the insoluble carrier. After the reaction solution is removed, the insoluble carrier is washed to separate the immune complexes from the labeled competitive substance which is not contained in the immune complex.
  • a reaction of formation of the immune complexes of step (a) is carried out to give a formation of the immune complexes and an immobilization of the immune complexes to the insoluble carrier simultaneously, and removal of the reaction solution followed by washing of the insoluble carrier lead to separation of the immune complexes from labeled competitive substance which is not contained in the immune complex.
  • the binding substance incapable of binding to the labeled competitive substance and capable of binding to the antibody include an antibody capable of binding to the constant region of the antibody.
  • a protein precipitant such as ammonium sulfate or polyethylene glycol can be added in step (c) to precipitate only the immune complex. After centrifugation of the reaction mixture, the immune complex can be separated from labeled competitive substance which is not contained in the immune complex.
  • separation of the labeled antibody contained in the immune complex from the labeled antibody which is not contained in the immune complex can be carried out by addition of an insoluble carrier immobilized with a binding substance incapable of binding to the labeled antibody and capable of binding to the first antibody in the step of B/F separation, followed by removal of a reaction solution and washing of the insoluble carrier.
  • separation of the labeled antibody contained in the immune complex from the labeled antibody which is not contained in the immune complex can be carried out by formation of the immune complexes in the presence of an insoluble carrier immobilized with a binding substance incapable of binding to the labeled antibody and capable of binding to the first antibody in the step of formation of the immune complexes, followed by removal of a reaction solution and washing of the insoluble carrier.
  • Examples of the binding substance incapable of binding to the labeled antibody and capable of binding to the first antibody include an antibody against immunoglobulin of animal species used to produce the first antibody, in case the animal species used to produce the first antibody is different from the animal species used to produce the antibody (second antibody) used for the labeled antibody; and an antibody capable of specifically binding to the constant region of the first antibody, in case the first antibody is an antibody with constant region and the labeled antibody is an antibody fragment such as Fab or F(ab') 2 , or Fab' that does not have constant region.
  • the insoluble carrier for immobilizing an antibody or a competitive substance is not restricted as long as it can stably hold the antibody or the competitive substance.
  • the preferred material for the insoluble carrier include a polymer material such as polystyrene, polycarbonate, polyvinyl toluene, polypropylene, polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride, nylon, polymethacrylate, gelatin, agarose, cellulose, nitrocellulose, cellulose acetate, cellulose acetate, and polyethylene terephthalate, glass, ceramics, magnetic particle, and metal.
  • the preferred form of insoluble carrier include tube, bead, plate, microparticle such as latex, and stick. For example, a polystyrene microtiter plate having 96 wells per plate is preferred.
  • Examples of the method of immobilizing an antibody or a competitive substance to an insoluble carrier include a known method such as a method using a physical bond, a method using a chemical bond, or a combination thereof.
  • Examples of the physical bond include an electrostatic bond, a hydrogen bond, and a hydrophobic bond.
  • Examples of the chemical bond include a covalent bond and a coordinate bond.
  • a method of immobilization is exemplified that addition of a solution of an antibody or a competitive substance to the wells of the plate is followed by incubation for one hour to one day at 4°C to 30°C for physical adsorption.
  • the antibody or the competitive substance can be immobilized directly or indirectly on an insoluble carrier.
  • the indirect immobilization include a method comprising adding a biotinylated antibody or a biotinylated competitive substance to an insoluble carrier immobilized with avidin, and immobilizing the antibody or the competitive substance to the insoluble carrier through specifically binding between biotin and avidin.
  • an antibody capable of specifically binding to the antibody or an antibody capable of specifically binding to the competitive substance can be immobilized on the insoluble carrier, and the antibody or the competitive substance can be immobilized on the insoluble carrier through such an antibody.
  • the antibody or the competitive substance may be immobilized on the insoluble carrier by covalent bonds via a linker.
  • the linker is not restricted as long as it can form a covalent bond between both a functional group of the antibody or the component and a functional group of the side chain of the insoluble carrier.
  • it is a molecule that concurrently has a first reactive group that can react with a functional group of the antibody or the component, and a second reactive group that can react with a functional group of the side chain of the insoluble carrier.
  • the first reactive group is different from the second reactive group.
  • Examples of the functional group of the antibody or the competitive substance, and the functional group that the insoluble carrier has on its surface include carboxy group, amino group, glycidyl group, sulfhydryl group, hydroxy group, amide group, imino group, N- hydroxysuccinyl group, and maleimide group.
  • Examples of the reactive group on the linker include groups such as arylazide, carbodiimide, hydrazide, aldehyde, hydroxymethyl phosphine, imide ester, isocyanate, maleimide, N -hydroxy succinimide (NHS) ester, pentafluorophenyl (PFP) ester, psoralen, pyridyl disulfide, and vinyl sulfone.
  • groups such as arylazide, carbodiimide, hydrazide, aldehyde, hydroxymethyl phosphine, imide ester, isocyanate, maleimide, N -hydroxy succinimide (NHS) ester, pentafluorophenyl (PFP) ester, psoralen, pyridyl disulfide, and vinyl sulfone.
  • Examples of the labeling substance for labeling an antibody or a component to be measured include an enzyme, a fluorescent substance, a luminescent substance, a radioisotope, biotin, digoxigenin, a polypeptide containing a tag sequence, a metallic colloid particle, and a colored latex particle.
  • Examples of the enzyme include alkaline phosphatase, peroxidase, galactosidase, glucuronidase, and luciferase.
  • fluorescent substance examples include fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC) and rhodamine B-isothiocyanate (RITC).
  • fluorescent substance examples include quantum dot ( Science, 281, 2016-2018, 1998 ), phycobiliprotein such as phycoerythrin, and a fluorescence-emitting protein such as green fluorescent protein (GFP), red fluorescent protein (RFP), yellow fluorescent protein (YFP), and blue fluorescent protein (BFP).
  • GFP green fluorescent protein
  • RFP red fluorescent protein
  • YFP yellow fluorescent protein
  • BFP blue fluorescent protein
  • the luminescent substance examples include acridinium and a derivative thereof, a ruthenium complex compound, and lophine.
  • the ruthenium complex compound the compound that electrochemically emits light with electron donors (described in Clin. Chem. 37, 9, 1534-1539, 1991 ) is preferred.
  • radioisotope examples include 3 H, 14 C, 35 S, 32 P, 125 I, and 131 I.
  • polypeptide containing a tag sequence examples include the FLAG peptide (FLAG tag, Asp Tyr Lys Asp Asp Asp Asp Lys), polyhistidine (His tag, His His His His His His), myc epitope peptide (myc tag, Glu Gln Lys Leu Ile Ser Glu Glu Asp Leu), and hemagglutinin epitope peptide (HA tag, Tyr Pro Tyr Asp Val Pro Asp Tyr Ala).
  • Labeling of the antibody or the component to be measured can be carried out by a reaction that forms a covalent bond between the functional group of the antibody or the component and the functional group of the labeling substance, either with or without a linker.
  • the functional group include a carboxyl group, an amino group, a glycidyl group, a sulfhydryl group, a hydroxy group, an amido group, an imino group, a hydroxysuccinyl ester group, a maleimide group, and an isothiocyanate group.
  • a condensation reaction between these functional groups can be performed.
  • Examples of the method of formation of bond without a linker include a method using a carbodiimide compound such as EDC.
  • an active ester such as NHS or its derivatives can be used.
  • the condensation reaction between an isothiocyanate group and an amino group is preferred because it does not require other reagents, and proceeds simply by mixing under neutral to weakly alkaline conditions.
  • the linker is not restricted, as long as it can make a bond between the labeling substance and the antibody via their respective functional groups.
  • the linker is a molecule that has within the same molecule a first functional group that can react with an amino acid residue of the antibody, and a second functional group that can react with a functional group of the side chain of the labeling substance.
  • the first functional group is different from the second functional group.
  • the functional group of the linker include the functional groups described above.
  • Examples of the method of making a radioisotope bond chemically include the method described in Antibody Immunoconj. Radiopharm., 3, 50, 1990 .
  • the labeling substance is an enzyme, avidin, a fluorescence-emitting protein, a phycobiliprotein, or a polypeptide such as a polypeptide comprising a tag sequence
  • the labeled antibody can be produced as follows: producing an expression vector containing a DNA that encodes a fusion protein of the labeling substance and the antibody, introducing the expression vector into a suitable host, and culturing the host ( Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual, 3rd Edition, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 2001 ).
  • a DNA encoding the fusion protein can be obtained by cloning using PCR or the like of DNAs that encode individually the antibody and the labeling substance, and linking each of the DNAs by a ligase reaction.
  • Examples of the labeling substances 1 and 2 used in the homogeneous method described in Measurement Method 4 of the above-mentioned (6) include labeling substances that initiate an interaction by binding to a component to be measured and coming near thereby.
  • Examples of such labeling substances include fluorescent substances that exhibit fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET).
  • FRET is a phenomenon that a fluorescent energy produced when the first fluorescent substance is subjected to excitation light is used as a fluorescent energy of the second fluorescent substance near the first fluorescent substance, and takes place when the two kinds of fluorescent substances come near each other to a distance of 1 to 10 nm.
  • Examples of the combination of the fluorescent substances that exhibit FRET include a combination in which the fluorescent wavelength spectrum of one of the substances has some overlap with the excitation wavelength spectrum of the other substance.
  • Examples of the fluorescent substance include a fluorescent protein, a low-molecular-weight organic fluorescent dye, and an inorganic compound.
  • Examples of the combination of fluorescent proteins that exhibit FRET include the combination of YFP [yellow mutant of green fluorescent protein (GFP)] and CFP [cyan mutant of green fluorescent protein (GFP)].
  • Examples of the combination of low-molecular-weight organic fluorescent dye include a combination of Cy3 and Cy5.
  • Examples of the inorganic compound include quantum dot ( Science, 281, 2016-2018, 1998 ).
  • examples of the combination of the labeling substances in the homogeneous method include a combination of a chemiluminescence-producing enzyme and a fluorescent substance that exhibit bioluminescence resonance energy transfer (BRET).
  • examples of the combination of an enzyme and a fluorescent substance that exhibit BRET include a combination that affords an overlap between the luminescence wavelength spectrum formed when the enzyme degrades its substrate and the excitation wavelength spectrum of the fluorescent substance.
  • Examples of the combination include a combination of Renilla luciferase (Rluc) as the enzyme, Deep Blue C (manufactured by Packard BioScience) or such as the substrate, and GFP as the fluorescent substance.
  • a light having a wavelength of 395 nm is produced by degradation of the substrate by Rluc; and as GFP comes near Rluc, GFP receives the energy of this light and emits fluorescence at wavelength 510 nm which can be detected.
  • Examples of the combination of the labeling substances in the homogeneous method include a combination of substances in which enzyme activity appears when labeling substance 1 and labeling substance 2 come near each other and bind in a certain orientation.
  • Examples of the combination of the labeling substances include a combination of the ⁇ subunit of ⁇ -galactosidase as labeling substance 1 and the ⁇ subunit of ⁇ -galactosidase as labeling substance 2, and a combination of the N-terminal domain of Rluc as labeling substance 1 and the C-terminal domain of Rluc as labeling substance 2.
  • An antigen-antibody reaction is preferably performed in an aqueous medium.
  • the reaction temperature is, for example, 0°C to 50°C, and is preferably 4°C to 40°C.
  • the reaction time is preferably 5 minutes to 20 hours.
  • a suitable method of measuring the amount of label in the immune complex can be selected according to the labeling substance. More specifically, in case the labeling substance is a coloring substance which is a substance that absorbs light of a certain wavelength or the amount of change in turbidity (absorbance) caused by agglutination or the like is measured, a spectrophotometer, a multi-well plate reader, or such can be used. In case the labeling substance is a fluorescent substance, a spectrofluorometer, fluorescence multi-well plate reader, or such may be used. When the labeling substance is a luminescent substance, a luminescence photometer, luminescence multi-well plate reader, or such can be used. In case the labeling substance is a radioisotope, the amount of radioisotope can be determined by measuring the radioactivity using a scintillation counter, a ⁇ -well counter, or such.
  • the amount of the label can be determined by measuring enzyme activity.
  • the amount of the label can be determined by reacting a substrate of the enzyme with the enzyme and measuring the substance formed.
  • peroxidase activity can be measured, for example, by a spectrophotometry, a fluorescence spectrophotometry, or such.
  • a spectrophotometry examples include a method comprising reacting of peroxidase with a combination of hydrogen peroxide and an oxidative coloring chromogen, which are the substrates of peroxidase, and measuring the absorbance of the reaction solution using a spectrophotometer or multi-well plate reader.
  • the oxidative coloring chromogen include a leuco-type chromogen and an oxidative coupling-coloring chromogen.
  • the leuco-type chromogen is a substance that is converted into a dye by itself in the presence of hydrogen peroxide and a peroxidative substance such as peroxidase.
  • a peroxidative substance such as peroxidase.
  • Specific examples include tetramethylbenzidine, o -phenylenediamine, 10- N -carboxymethylcarbamoyl-3,7-bis (dimethylamino)-10H-phenothiazine (CCAP), 10- N -methylcarbamoyl-3,7-bis(dimethylamino)-10H-phenothiazine (MCDP), N -(carboxymethylaminocarbonyl)-4,4'-bis(dimethylamino)diphenylamine sodium salt (DA-64), 4,4'-bis(dimethylamino)diphenylamine, and bis[3-bis(4-chlorophenyl)methyl-4-dimethylaminophenyl]amine (
  • the oxidative coupling-coloring chromogen is a substance that forms a dye by oxidative coupling of two compounds in the presence of hydrogen peroxide and a peroxidative substance such as peroxidase.
  • Examples of the combination of two compounds include a combination of a coupler and an aniline compound (Trinder reagent), and a combination of a coupler and a phenol compound.
  • Examples of the coupler include 4-aminoantipyrine (4-AA) and 3-methyl-2-benzothiazolinonehydrazine.
  • aniline compound examples include N -(3-sulfopropyl)aniline, N -ethyl- N -(2-hydroxy-3-sulfopropyl)-3-methylaniline (TOOS), N -ethyl- N -(2-hydroxy-3-sulfopropyl)-3,5-dimethylaniline (MAOS), N -ethyl- N -(2-hydroxy-3-sulfopropyl)-3,5-dimethoxyaniline (DAOS), N -ethyl- N -(3-sulfopropyl)-3-methylaniline (TOPS), N -(2-hydroxy-3-sulfopropyl)-3,5-dimethoxyaniline (HDAOS), N , N- dimethyl-3-methylaniline, N , N -bis(3-sulfopropyl)-3,5-dimethoxyaniline, N -ethyl- N -(3-sulfopropy
  • Examples of the method of measuring the peroxidase activity by a fluorescence spectrometry include a method comprising reacting of peroxidase with a combination of hydrogen peroxide and a fluorescent substance, which are the substrates of peroxidase, and measuring the intensity of the generated fluorescence using a spectrofluorometer, fluorescence multi-well plate reader, or the like.
  • Examples of the fluorescent substance include 4-hydroxyphenylacetic acid, 3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propionic acid, and coumarin.
  • Examples of the method of measuring the peroxidase activity by a luminescent measurement include a method comprising reacting of peroxidase with a combination of hydrogen peroxide and a luminescent substance, which are the substrates of peroxidase, and measuring the intensity of the generated luminescence using a luminescence intensity meter, luminescence multi-well plate reader, or the like.
  • Examples of the luminescent substance include a luminol compound and a lucigenin compound.
  • the alkaline phosphatase activity can be measured by, for example, a luminescent measurement.
  • a luminescent measurement examples include a method comprising reacting of alkaline phosphatase with its substrate, and measuring the luminescence intensity of the generated luminescence using a luminescence intensity meter, luminescence multi-well plate reader, or the like.
  • Examples of the substrate of alkaline phosphatase include 3-(2'-spiroadamantane)-4-methoxy-4-(3'-phosphoryloxy)phenyl-1,2-dioxetane disodium salt (AMPPD), 2-chloro-5- ⁇ 4-methoxyspiro[1,2-dioxetane-3,2'-(5'-chloro)tricyclo[3.3.1.13,7]decane]-4-yl ⁇ phe nylphosphate disodium salt (CDP-StarTM), 3- ⁇ 4-methoxyspiro[1,2-dioxetane-3,2'-(5'-chloro)tricyclo[3.3.1.13,7]decane]-4-yl ⁇ phenylphosph ate disodium salt (CSPDTM), and [10-methyl-9(10H)-acridinylidene]phenoxymethylphosphate disodium salt (LumigenTM APS-5).
  • AMPPD
  • the ⁇ -D-galactosidase activity can be measured by, for example, a spectrophotometry (colorimetric method), a luminescent measurement, or a fluorescence spectrophotometry.
  • a spectrophotometry colorimetric method
  • Examples of the method of measuring the ⁇ -D-galactosidase activity by a luminescent measurement include a method comprising reacting of ⁇ -D-galactosidase with its substrate, and measuring the luminescence of the reaction solution by a luminescence intensity meter, luminescence multi-well plate reader, or the like.
  • Examples of the substrate of ⁇ -D-galactosidase include Galacton-Plus (manufactured by Applied Biosystems), and analogs thereof.
  • Examples of the method of measuring the ⁇ -D-galactosidase activity by a fluorescence spectrophotometry include a method comprising reacting of ⁇ -D-galactosidase with its substrate, and measuring the fluorescence of the reaction solution by a spectrofluorometer, fluorescence multi-well plate reader, or the like.
  • Examples of the substrate of ⁇ -D-galactosidase include 4-methylumbeliferyl- ⁇ -D-galactopyranoside.
  • the luciferase activity can be measured, for example, by a luminescent measurement.
  • the method of measuring the luciferase activity by a luminescent measurement include a method comprising reacting of luciferase with its substrate, and measuring the luminescence of the reaction solution by a luminescence intensity meter, luminescence multi-well plate reader, or the like.
  • the substrate of luciferase include luciferin and coelenterazine.
  • the labeling substance is those other than a fluorescent substance, a luminescent substance, a radioisotope, or an enzyme
  • detection can be carried out according to a method comprising: allowing a labeled substance, in which a substance capable of specifically binding to the labeling substance is labeled with a fluorescent substance, a luminescent substance, a radioisotope, an enzyme or the like, to bind with the labeling substance constituting the labeled antibody or the labeled competitive substance of the immune complex; making the measurement by using the fluorescent substance, the luminescent substance, the radioisotope, or the enzyme, which label the substance capable of binding to the labeling substance, as described above.
  • the substance capable of specifically binding to the labeling substance examples include an antibody capable of specifically binding to the labeling substance, avidin or streptavidin which are the substances capable of specifically binding to biotin (the labeling substance). Furthermore, detection can be carried out according to a method comprising: allowing a substance capable of specifically binding to the labeling substance, such as an antibody capable of specifically binding to the labeling substance, and avidin or streptavidin, to bind with labeling substance of the immune complex; then allowing a labeled antibody to bind with the labeling substance, wherein the labeled antibody is formed by labeling an antibody capable of binding to the substance which is capable of specifically binding to the labeling substance (examples of the antibody include an antibody capable of specifically binding to a constant region of an antibody, and an antibody capable of specifically binding to avidin or streptavidin) with a fluorescent substance, a luminescent substance, a radioisotope, an enzyme or the like; and making the measurement by using the fluorescent substance, the luminescent substance, the radioisotope,
  • the antibody used in such detection the antibody capable of specifically binding to avidin or streptavidin or the labeling substance, the antibody capable of specifically binding to a constant region of an antibody, the antibody capable of specifically binding to avidin or streptavidin may be polyclonal or monoclonal antibody, or antibody fragments in which Fc portion has been removed, such as Fab, F(ab') 2 obtained by pepsin treatment, and Fab' obtained by pepsin treatment and reduction treatment.
  • concentration of the component can be determined as follows: making the calibration curve; carrying out the measurement using the sample; and correlating the measured values obtained with the calibration curve produced in advance.
  • Examples of the aqueous medium used in the method of immunoassaying include a deionized water, a distilled water, and a buffer, and a buffer is preferred.
  • a buffer agent used for preparing buffer is not particularly limited as long as it has buffering ability.
  • Examples of the buffer include a buffer with pH 1 to 11, such as lactate buffer, citrate buffer, acetate buffer, succinate buffer, phthalate buffer, phosphate buffer, triethanolamine buffer, diethanolamine buffer, lysine buffer, barbiturate buffer, imidazole buffer, malate buffer, oxalate buffer, glycine buffer, borate buffer, carbonate buffer, glycine buffer, or Good's buffer.
  • Examples of the Good's buffer include 2-morpholinoethanesulfonic acid (MES) buffer, bis(2-hydroxyethyl)iminotris(hydroxymethyl)methane (Bis-Tris) buffer, tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane (Tris) buffer, N -(2-acetoamido)imino diacetic acid (ADA) buffer, piperazine- N , N' -bis(2-ethanesulfonic acid) (PIPES) buffer, 2-[ N -(2-acetamido)amino]ethanesulfonic acid (ACES) buffer, 3-morpholino-2-hydroxypropanesulfonic acid (MOPSO) buffer, 2-[ N , N -bis(2-hydroxyethyl)amino]ethanesulfonic acid (BES) buffer, 3-morpholinopropanesulfonic acid (MOPS) buffer, 2- ⁇ N- [tris(hydroxymethyl)methyl]amino ⁇ ethanesulfonic acid
  • the concentration of the buffer is not particularly limited as long as it is a concentration suitable for the measurement, and is preferably 0.001 to 2.0 mol/L, more preferably 0.005 to 1.0 mol/L, and particularly preferably 0.01 to 0.1 mol/L.
  • a metal ion, a salt, a sugar, a surfactant, an antiseptic agent, a protein, a protein stabilizer, or such can be present together.
  • Examples of the metal ion include magnesium ion, manganese ion, and zinc ion.
  • Examples of the salt include sodium chloride and potassium chloride.
  • sugar examples include mannitol and sorbitol.
  • antiseptic agent examples include sodium azide, an antibiotic (streptomycin, penicillin, gentamicin, etc.), BioAce, Proclin 300, and Proxel GXL.
  • bovine serum albumin BSA
  • FBS fetal bovine serum
  • casein casein
  • BlockAce manufactured by Dainippon Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
  • protein stabilizing agent examples include Peroxidase Stabilizing Buffer (manufactured by DakoCytomation).
  • the reagent of immunoassay can be used for the method of immunoassaying of the present invention, and comprises the bile acid derivative of (3) mentioned above, and if necessary, a polyoxyethylene nonionic surfactant.
  • the reagent of immunoassay include a reagent comprising a component selected from the group consisting of (i) to (iii) below, the bile acid derivative of (3), and if necessary, a polyoxyethylene nonionic surfactant:
  • the form of the reagent of immunoassay is not particularly limited, as long as it is a form that enables the method of immunoassaying of the present invention.
  • forms of the reagent include a liquid form, a freeze-dried form, or the like. In case using a freeze-dried form of reagent, it is used for the measurement after being dissolved in the aforementioned aqueous medium or such.
  • the antibody capable of binding to the component, the competitive substance, the labeled antibody capable of binding to the component, and the labeled competitive substance used in the reagent of immunoassay of the present disclosure the aforementioned bile acid derivative, the aforementioned antibody capable of binding to the component, the aforementioned competitive substance, the aforementioned labeled antibody capable of binding to the component, and the aforementioned labeled competitive substance can be used, respectively.
  • the reagent of immunoassay can comprise, as necessary, the aforementioned aqueous medium, the aforementioned metal ion, the aforementioned salt, the aforementioned sugar, the aforementioned surfactant, the aforementioned antiseptic agent, the aforementioned protein, the aforementioned protein stabilizer, or such.
  • the reagent of immunoassay can be stored and distributed in the form of a kit.
  • the kit include a kit composed of two reagents and a kit composed of three reagents, and the components in each of the reagents constituting the kit can be suitably selected by those skilled in the art.
  • a solution prepared by dissolving a bile acid derivative in an aqueous medium can be comprised of the kit as a solution for dilution of a sample, which can be one of the reagents constituting the kit.
  • a method of suppressing an interference of hemoglobin in the method of immunoassaying a component to be measured in a sample containing hemoglobin.
  • the interference of hemoglobin can be suppressed by co-existence of a bile acid derivative different from a bile acid derivative that is inherently contained in the sample, in the method of immunoassaying of the component to be measured.
  • Co-existence of a bile acid derivative different from a bile acid derivative that is inherently contained in the sample suppresses an interference of hemoglobin in the sample to give an accurate measurement.
  • a hybridoma cell line KM1124 (FERM BP-4729) which produces the monoclonal antibody KM1124 and a hybridoma cell line KM1135 (FERM BP-4731) which produces the monoclonal antibody KM1135 were individually intraperitoneally injected into pristane-treated 8-week old nude female mice (Balb/c) at 5 to 20 x 10 6 cells/animal.
  • the collected ascitic fluids were centrifuged at 3000 rpm for five minutes to remove the solid content, and the supernatants were collected.
  • Monoclonal antibodies were purified by the caprylic acid precipitation method ( Antibodies-A Laboratory Manual, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 1988 ) from the supernatants, and the monoclonal antibodies KM1124 and KM1135 were obtained, respectively.
  • KM1124 is a mouse monoclonal antibody capable of binding to the epitope in residues 220 to 297 counting from the amino terminus of human MxA protein
  • KM1135 is a mouse monoclonal antibody capable of binding to the epitope in residues 10 to 220 counting from the amino terminus of human MxA protein.
  • a human MxA protein expression vector pET14b-MxA ( Nucleic Acids Res., 32, 643-652, 2004 ) produced by inserting an NdeI-BamHI fragment containing a cDNA encoding human MxA protein between NdeI and BamHI of the pET-14b vector (manufactured by Novagen, EMD Biosciences), was transformed the Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) pLysS strain. This transformant expresses an MxA protein to which an N-terminal His tag has been added.
  • the obtained transformant was inoculated into 5 mL of LB medium containing ampicillin, and the cells were cultured with shaking at 37°C until the optical density at 600 nm (OD600) reached 0.5.
  • This culture solution was inoculated into 250 mL of LB medium containing ampicillin, and the cells were cultured with shaking at 37°C until the optical density at 600 nm reached 0.3 to 0.5.
  • isopropylthiogalactoside (IPTG) was added at a final concentration of 0.4 mmol/L, and culturing was completed after two more hours of subsequent culture with shaking at 37°C.
  • IPTG isopropylthiogalactoside
  • the culture solution was centrifuged at 4°C at 3000 rpm for ten minutes to collect the bacterial cells.
  • the bacterial cells were stored at -80°C until MxA protein preparation.
  • MxA protein was present in the bacterial cells in the form of inclusion bodies, the bacterial cells were thawed on ice, and 20 mL of ice-cooled binding buffer (5 mmol/L imidazole, 0.5 mol/L sodium chloride, 20 mmol/L Tris-HCl, pH 7.9) was added to give the suspension.
  • the bacterial cell suspension was subjected to five times of 30-second ultrasonic treatment to disrupt the cells, and then centrifuged at 4°C at 4000 rpm for ten minutes. The supernatant was removed, and the precipitate was suspended in 20 mL of added ice-cooled binding buffer. Similarly, ultrasonic treatment and centrifugation were again performed.
  • the supernatant was removed, and 20 mL of the binding buffer containing 6 mol/L urea was added to the precipitate to give the suspension. After a similar ultrasonic treatment, the mixture was left to stand on ice for 30 minutes to dissolve the inclusion bodies, and then centrifuged at 4°C at 10,000 rpm for 30 minutes. The supernatant was collected and then filtered through a 0.45-nm millipore filter.
  • Ni-NTA His ⁇ Bind Resin manufactured by Novagen, EMD Biosciences
  • the whole was mixed while rotating at 4°C for two hours, and the MxA protein was allowed to bind with the resin via the His tag.
  • This mixture was centrifuged at 4°C at 3000 rpm for two minutes to recover the resin.
  • the anti-MxA protein monoclonal antibody KM1135 prepared in [1] was diluted with PBS to a concentration of 5 ⁇ g/mL, and the mixture was dispensed in a 96-well microtiter plate (manufactured by Nalge Nunc International) at 100 ⁇ L/well. After allowing the plate to stand for three days, the supernatant was removed by suction, 25% BlockAce (manufactured by Dainippon Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.) and 300 ⁇ L PBS were dispensed, and blocking was carried out at room temperature by allowing the plate to stand overnight. After removing the blocking solution, washing was carried out using PBS. The plate after drying for three days using a vacuum dryer was used as the anti-MxA protein monoclonal antibody-immobilized plate.
  • the anti-MxA protein monoclonal antibody KM1124 prepared in [1] was allowed to bind with peroxidase (hereinafter, abbreviated as POD) by the maleimide method as described below to give a POD-labeled anti-MxA protein antibody.
  • POD peroxidase
  • the above-obtained solution of sulfhydrylated anti-MxA protein antibody KM1124 was mixed with the solution of maleimidated POD, and allowed to react at 30°C for one hour.
  • the obtained labeled antibody was diluted 800 times with a POD label diluent (liquid composition) buffer [50 mmol/L Bis-Tris (manufactured by DOJINDO Laboratories), 0.1% BSA (manufactured by InterGen)].
  • the MxA protein solution prepared in [2] mentioned above was diluted using the sample diluent prepared in [5] mentioned above to give the solutions of the MxA protein at the concentrations of 0 (buffer only), 3.2, 6.3, 12.5, 25, 50, 100, and 200 ng/mL, and these solutions were used as the samples for measurement.
  • the labeled antibody was removed, and a washing operation of addition of 400 ⁇ L of washing solution and its removal was performed five times.
  • 100 ⁇ L of TMBlue manufactured by Serological
  • Serological which is a chromogenic substrate of POD containing 0.05% tetramethylbenzidine and hydrogen peroxide
  • the reaction was stopped by adding 100 ⁇ L of 0.5 mol/L sulfuric acid and incubating at room temperature for ten minutes.
  • the absorbance at wavelength 450 nm was measured using a plate reader. The results showed that the absorbance increased as the concentration of MxA protein in the samples for measurement increased, and it proved that the MxA protein could be measured.
  • the MxA protein recovery rate (%) becomes 100% when an interference of hemoglobin is completely suppressed, and its value will decrease as the interference of hemoglobin appear.
  • Example 2 The addition and recovery test was performed by a similar method to Example 1, except that a sample diluent lacking the surfactant from the composition of [5] in Example 1 was used as the sample diluent.
  • Example 1 The addition and recovery test was performed by a similar method to Example 1, in which 0.2% Nonidet P40 was used as the surfactant in the composition of [5] in Example 1.
  • Table 1 Surfactant Concentration (%) MxA protein recovery rate (%) Positive 1 Positive 2 Negative 1 Negative 2 Negative 3 Average CHAPS 4.9 88.9 96.6 97.5 93.8 88.2 93.0 CHAPSO 5.0 76.3 92.1 100.0 91.4 86.9 89.3 BIGCHAP 2.5 76.7 91.8 103.3 86.6 88.2 89.3 deoxy-BIGCHAP 1.2 70.6 82.9 82.8 81.4 72.5 78.0 Surfactant-free (Comparative Example 1) 0 70.2 67.0 66.9 75.7 72.8 70.5 Nonidet P-40 (Comparative Example 2) 0.2 67.9 75.7 82.6 68.2 67.9 72.5
  • Table 1 shows that addition of a bile acid derivative in the measurements increases the level of MxA protein recovery rate, which indicates that an interference of hemoglobin is suppressed.
  • Nonidet P-40 was added to the sample diluent of [5] described above at 0%, 0.2%, 1%, and 1.4%, and solutions of the MxA protein prepared in the above-mentioned [2] were prepared at the concentrations of 0 (buffer only), 3.2, 6.3, 12.5, 25, 50, 100, and 200 ng/mL, and the absorbances (Abs) were measured by the method described in [6] in Example 1. The results are shown in Table 2.
  • Table 2 shows that the absorbance increases to give an increased sensitivity, depending on the amount of Nonidet P-40.
  • the MxA protein recovery rate was determined in a similar manner as in Example 1, except that a sample diluent containing 4.9% CHAPS, a sample diluent containing 4.9% CHAPS and 1.4% Nonidet P-40 were used as the sample diluent. The results are shown in Table 3.
  • Table 3 Surfactant MxA protein recovery rate (%) Positive 3 Positive 4 Negative 4 Negative 5 Negative 6 Average CHAPS 93.9 89.3 96.1 97.5 98.3 95.0 CHAPS+ Nonidet P-40 90.1 83.8 96.1 100.5 104.2 94.9
  • Table 3 shows that the recovery rate does not decrease even when Nonidet P-40 is added.
  • the method of immunoassaying a component to be measured in a sample containing hemoglobin, which effects a suppression of an interference of hemoglobin is useful for clinical diagnosis.

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